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Class 1 Computer Worksheet: Mouse Basics

Computer lesson 5: Mouse basics · Set 317 · 40 questions
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Remember (Count the presses): Click = press the left button once; double-click = press it twice quickly. Right-click = press the right button; drag = hold the button down and move the mouse. Scroll = roll the middle wheel. Index finger on the left button, middle finger on the right button.

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  1. 1.🖱️ How many buttons does a simple computer mouse have (not counting the wheel)?
  2. 2.True or false: to a single left press is a drag. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.☝️ Which finger presses the left mouse button? (a) the ring finger (b) the index finger (c) the thumb (d) the little finger
  4. 4.✋ How should we hold the mouse? (a) with both hands (b) upside down (c) by its wire (d) gently, palm on top
  5. 5.🖱️ What do we call it when we press, hold and slide? (a) scroll (b) right-click (c) click (d) drag
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left button once (b) a single left press (c) press left twice quickly (d) tap the left button
  7. 7.🖱️ A single click means pressing the left button how many times?
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) click two times fast (b) move while holding down (c) hold the button and move (d) press, hold and slide
  9. 9.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left twice quickly? (a) click (b) drag (c) double-click (d) right-click
  10. 10.How do we do a click? (a) press left twice quickly (b) click two times fast (c) press left button once (d) tap the right button
  11. 11.True or false: to turn the wheel is a double-click. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.How do we do a double-click? (a) hold the button and move (b) click two times fast (c) move while holding down (d) turn the wheel
  13. 13.🖱️ What do we call it when we click two times fast? (a) right-click (b) click (c) scroll (d) double-click
  14. 14.How do we do a click? (a) one press on the right (b) press left twice quickly (c) tap the left button (d) spin the middle wheel
  15. 15.🖱️ A double-click means pressing the left button how many times quickly?
  16. 16.How do we do a drag? (a) click two times fast (b) press left button once (c) tap the left button (d) move while holding down
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the right button (b) press, hold and slide (c) one press on the right (d) press the right button
  18. 18.🖱️ Which mouse button do we use most of the time? (a) the left button (b) the right button (c) the wheel
  19. 19.True or false: to press, hold and slide is a click. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.How do we do a scroll? (a) a single left press (b) click two times fast (c) roll the middle wheel (d) press the right button
  21. 21.True or false: to press the right button is a right-click. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tap the right button (b) press the right button (c) tap the left button (d) one press on the right
  23. 23.🖱️ To drag an icon, we keep the button ___ while moving the mouse. (a) pressed down (b) switched off (c) let go (d) unplugged
  24. 24.How do we do a right-click? (a) press left button once (b) two fast left presses (c) a single left press (d) tap the right button
  25. 25.🖐️ Which finger presses the right mouse button? (a) the little finger (b) the thumb (c) the middle finger (d) the ring finger
  26. 26.🖱️ What do we call it when we move while holding down? (a) right-click (b) click (c) scroll (d) drag
  27. 27.How do we do a drag? (a) one press on the right (b) turn the wheel (c) two fast left presses (d) hold the button and move
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a single left press (b) spin the middle wheel (c) roll the middle wheel (d) turn the wheel
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) press left button once (c) click two times fast (d) two fast left presses
  30. 30.🖱️ What do we call it when we roll the middle wheel? (a) double-click (b) right-click (c) click (d) scroll
  31. 31.How do we do a drag? (a) tap the left button (b) press left twice quickly (c) turn the wheel (d) press, hold and slide
  32. 32.🖱️ What do we call it when we press left button once? (a) right-click (b) scroll (c) click (d) double-click
  33. 33.🖱️ To move a mouse smoothly, we keep it on a ___. (a) chair (b) plate (c) mouse pad (d) pillow
  34. 34.🖱️ What do we call it when we tap the left button? (a) double-click (b) click (c) right-click (d) scroll
  35. 35.How do we do a right-click? (a) press, hold and slide (b) move while holding down (c) two fast left presses (d) press the right button
  36. 36.True or false: to move while holding down is a scroll. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: to press left button once is a click. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.How do we do a click? (a) press, hold and slide (b) a single left press (c) one press on the right (d) two fast left presses
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) press left twice quickly (b) two fast left presses (c) click two times fast (d) spin the middle wheel
  40. 40.True or false: to two fast left presses is a double-click. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. False
  3. the index finger
  4. gently, palm on top
  5. drag
  6. press left twice quickly
  7. 1
  8. click two times fast
  9. double-click
  10. press left button once
  11. False
  12. click two times fast
  13. double-click
  14. tap the left button
  15. 2
  16. move while holding down
  17. press, hold and slide
  18. the left button
  19. False
  20. roll the middle wheel
  21. True
  22. tap the left button
  23. pressed down
  24. tap the right button
  25. the middle finger
  26. drag
  27. hold the button and move
  28. a single left press
  29. press left button once
  30. scroll
  31. press, hold and slide
  32. click
  33. mouse pad
  34. click
  35. press the right button
  36. False
  37. True
  38. a single left press
  39. spin the middle wheel
  40. True

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